Township of Upper Moreland, PA Article III Skateboards and Scooters

[Adopted 11-10-2008 by Ord. No. 1569 (Title 7, Ch. 2, Art. 3, of the 1977 Code)]

§ 80-9 Definitions.

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

SKATEBOARD or SCOOTER

A wheeled self-propelled mode of transportation that is not a bicycle.

§ 80-10 Safety.

A. Skateboards and scooters shall be operated in a manner that does not recklessly endanger the operator or others.

B. Skateboards and scooters shall not be operated upon a roadway.

C. Skateboards and scooters shall not be operated in a fashion that interferes with normal operation of passing motor vehicles or pedestrians.

D. Any operator/passenger under 12 years of age using a skateboard/scooter shall wear a helmet meeting the standards of the American National Standards Institute, the American Society for Testing and Materials, the Snell Memorial Foundation's Standards for Protective Headgear for Use in Bicycling, or any other nationally recognized standard for helmet approval.

§ 80-11 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 11-13-2018 by Ord. No. 1689]

A. Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this article shall be issued a Township notice of violation by the Upper Moreland Police Department, imposing a fine based on the quantity of notices of violation the person has been issued for the particular violation, in accordance with the amounts set forth in Chapter A370. Should the offender fail to pay the fine or challenge the notice of violation within five days of the date of issuance, the Police Department will rescind it and file a non-traffic citation with the Township Magisterial District Judge.

[Amended 4-1-2019 by Ord. No. 1698]

B. Upon summary conviction before a Magisterial District Judge, the offender shall be sentenced to pay a fine of no less than $50 nor more than $600 plus costs of prosecution and the Township's actual attorneys' fees.